Gordon
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I have a three barrel set Sig P226 -9mm,,357 Sig and .40 S&W . The .357 Sig uses the .40 S&W recoil spring. The .357 Sig feeds better in all loadings I have tried. It does however like a little different profile bullet than most 9mms use. It still won't jam with any profile, because of the bottle neck. but performance and neck tension are best with 125 Grain Sierra Power Sport style bullets. You want a section of cylindrical bullet on the bottom and a shortish overall length. The 147 weights are not it's forte as it is an anti personell round and even the 125 grain soft points expand well with tremendous penetration if you are shooting them in a 4.7-5" barrel at 1450 fps like the Lehigh 125 grain Gold Dot load does (1475 FPS! 5" barrel ) .
For a 2 pound weight OWB or shoulder carry gun with 15 round+ mags the ,357 Sig is hard to beat IMHO. It is extremely flat shooting with maybe 2" drop from 25-100 yard zero. 200 yard targets are in danger as its about a foot or less drop it is stunningly accurate and hitting like a .380 off the muzzle ! My Holosun 507K sighted P226 stays in .357 Sig with the .40 and 9mm barrels just for SHTF survival .
For a 2 pound weight OWB or shoulder carry gun with 15 round+ mags the ,357 Sig is hard to beat IMHO. It is extremely flat shooting with maybe 2" drop from 25-100 yard zero. 200 yard targets are in danger as its about a foot or less drop it is stunningly accurate and hitting like a .380 off the muzzle ! My Holosun 507K sighted P226 stays in .357 Sig with the .40 and 9mm barrels just for SHTF survival .